I'm kicking myself forgetting Bagel Lipshitz.How do you not mention Bagel Lipshitz or Bialy Garfinkle? Both just as good as the others.
Yes, but basketball is still basketball. I'm not talking the 60's and early 70's when Maravich, Murphy and Mount were averaging over 40 points a game as 20 year old college kids with no 3 pt line. Name me one small forward who has averaged over nine rebounds a game in the last 40 years.
Ok, we all love CJ. I respect your opinion and CJ was a great player and had a great career at Syracuse. However Brissett is putting numbers up across the board that no previous Orangemen has over their first nine games at small forward. Even Billy Owens only averaged six boards a game his freshmen year and he was 30 lbs heavier and more of a PF (and considered one of the top two recruits in the country).
Ok, that's my fault. Good call out. Obviously I wasn't including the greatest player ever to wear Orange as a comparison and neither was anyone else who responded to this post. Just for comparison, Melo averaged ten boards a game over his first nine games in Orange. Offensively, no comparison, although Melo took a ton more shots than Oshae has.Once again ... Carmelo Anthony
Ok, that's my fault. Good call out. Obviously I wasn't including the greatest player ever to wear Orange as a comparison and neither was anyone else who responded to this post. Just for comparison, Melo averaged ten boards a game over his first nine games in Orange. Offensively, no comparison, although Melo took a ton more shots than Oshae has.
Oops, I mistook it as sarcasm about CJ. CJ Fair was everywhere. Blackwell had some productive seasons but even as an upperclassmen his stats don't rival what Brissett has done so far. Now, I'm not saying that Brissett's nine game career is going to project out with the same numbers vs the ACC, but what I see is that each game he is getting smarter and the team is getting smarter in getting him the opportunities. None of the guys mentioned (CJ, JW, Owens, Blackwell, Alexis) went to the foul line as often as Brissett has or had as many rebounds until maybe their junior or senior seasons, if that. It's unprecedented what he has done very quietly so far.
So I did go back 40 years but does that make it a bad comparison.
I know. I had a real difficult time finding a more recent comparison using anyone's first nine games (or their freshman season) as a guide. Thaddeus Young and Tim Thomas are pretty good comparisons but Young, who only played one season at Georgia Tech, only averaged 4.9 rpg and 2.3 ft attempts per game, both far less than Brissett. Tim Thomas, who only played one season at Nova, averaged 6 rpg and 4.8 ft attempts. Brissett, through 9 games, is at 9.2 rpg and 5.3 ft attempts per game.I don't know, i never saw Maxwell play (maybe in some Celtics highlights from the 80's). That was more my point - you started a really interesting thread, and then threw out an obscure comparison (for someone under 50 years old).
Wendell is one of my all time favorite Orangemen. I think Oshae has a much higher upside.
I was 2 feet away from Alexis at the Garden on Tuesday. He looks fit enough to play today. The salt-and-pepper hair gives him away, though.wendell alexis was 6'9 220. inside / outside threat. got bigger and better every year .
He's played 9 games. 9! I think we all know how the rest of his college career is going to play out.Before we start comparing him to Billy Owens, Derrick Coleman, Carmelo Anthony and Wes Johnson, can we wait until his field goal percentage is over 40%?
This is utterly ridiculous.
So, he hasn't played 10 ****ing games? Not 10 ****ing games?He's played 9 games. 9! I think we all know how the rest of his college career is going to play out.
Oshae is a really interesting player when you break down his stats. He is in the extreme ranges for rebounding (on the good side), drawing fouls (on the good side) and shooting (FG and 3P, on the bad side).Before we start comparing him to Billy Owens, Derrick Coleman, Carmelo Anthony and Wes Johnson, can we wait until his field goal percentage is over 40%?
This is utterly ridiculous.
Oshea is a really interesting player when you break down his stats. He is in the extreme ranges for rebounding (on the good side), drawing fouls (on the good side) and shooting (FG and 3P, on the bad side).
It is amazing how poor he FG percentage is, given his skill set. He needs to make better decisions on when to shoot the ball.
There are surely players like him that have played on other teams but I know of no SU player who he closely resembles.
I'm not sure his FG% from a 9-game sample is indicative of anything. His stroke looks good, even on the deep balls, and he certainly is skilled and athletic enough to finish around the basket. Keep in mind he was thrust into the role of second or third scoring option from game one. He was more efficient and selective offensively against Colgate, so that was encouraging. Let's see what happens as the season unfolds.Oshea is a really interesting player when you break down his stats. He is in the extreme ranges for rebounding (on the good side), drawing fouls (on the good side) and shooting (FG and 3P, on the bad side).
It is amazing how poor he FG percentage is, given his skill set. He needs to make better decisions on when to shoot the ball.
There are surely players like him that have played on other teams but I know of no SU player who he closely resembles.
I'm not sure his FG% from a 9-game sample is indicative of anything. His stroke look good, even on the deep balls, and he certainly is skilled and athletic enough to finish around the basket. He was more efficient and selective offensively against Colgate, so that was encouraging. Let's see what happens as the season unfolds.